Introduction to Horticulture
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS TO MEET BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE AGRONOMY FORESTRY
AGRONOMY 1. SOIL SCIENCE 2. SOIL CONSERVATION
FORESTRY Maintain and produce timber
HORTICULTURE Ornamental: growing and using plants for beauty Landscaping Floriculture
HORTICULTURE OLERICULTURE: growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing vegetables.
HORTICULTURE 3. POMOLOGY: growing, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing FRUITS!
HORTICULTURE: 4. ARBORICULTURE: producing trees and shrubs for public sale
How is Hort. Important to Society? 40% of food is produced by horticultural means. Aesthetic Value: “pleasing to the eye” landscaping, flowers, shrubs Economic Value: retail florists, landscape design and implementation, horticultural products
What Careers Involve Horticulture? Each year, there are about 14% more jobs in agriculture than there are graduates to fill them Landscape architect, golf course superintendent, plant breeder, sales, greenhouse manager, garden center manager, pesticide specialist, consultant, researcher, officer supervisor, plant disease specialist, nursery manager, pest control specialist, landscape contractor, forester, plant genetics—bioengineered seeds/plants
American Society for Horticulture Science http://www.ashs.org/?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=53&Itemid=132
How does your diet relate to Horticulture? Use your phone, device or my computers to look up a menu from your favorite restaurant. Choose ONE menu item that you enjoy Use the organizer in your notes to show how all ingredients rely on plants in order to be produced
How does your diet relate to Horticulture?
How does your diet relate to Horticulture?